Nirmala Gopal

409 total citations
36 papers, 243 citations indexed

About

Nirmala Gopal is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Nirmala Gopal has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 243 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Education and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Nirmala Gopal's work include Legal Issues in South Africa (5 papers), South African History and Culture (3 papers) and Policing Practices and Perceptions (3 papers). Nirmala Gopal is often cited by papers focused on Legal Issues in South Africa (5 papers), South African History and Culture (3 papers) and Policing Practices and Perceptions (3 papers). Nirmala Gopal collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Russia. Nirmala Gopal's co-authors include Brij Maharaj, Tricia Naicker, Steven Collings, Sooraj Baijnath, Hendrik G. Kruger, Julian Buchanan, Stephen T. Wilson, Thavendran Govender, Renuka Vithal and Sanil D. Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, ACS Omega and Addiction Biology.

In The Last Decade

Nirmala Gopal

32 papers receiving 219 citations

Peers

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Lara A. Frumkin United Kingdom

René Szotkowski Czechia

Diyako Rahmani New Zealand

Antônio Álvaro Soares Zuin Brazil

Mncedisi Christian Maphalala South Africa

Trinidad Donoso Vázquez Spain

Ulrich Heublein Germany

David Hirsh United Kingdom

Rhonda R. Dobbs United States

Sean Darling-Hammond United States

Lara A. Frumkin United Kingdom

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Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2022). An Analysis of Criminology as a Profession in the Republic of South Africa. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology. 9. 1822–1828. 1 indexed citations

Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2022). Shouldering a Double Burden: A Phenomenological Exploration of Gender-Based Violence among Black African Migrant Women in Durban, South Africa. 11(3). 33–57. 1 indexed citations

Ghazi, Terisha, Lorna Madurai, Sanil D. Singh, et al.. (2021). Alterations in neurotransmitter levels and transcription factor expression following intranasal buprenorphine administration. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 138. 111515–111515. 5 indexed citations

Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2021). When Torture Mocks the Law: Understanding Police Brutality in South Africa. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology. 10. 231–243. 2 indexed citations

Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2020). Nigeria at 60 : a contextual appraisal of the undergirding philosophies of the country’s foreign policy manoeuvres (1960 to 2020). 7(2). 35–60.

Mdanda, Sipho, Sanil D. Singh, Nirmala Gopal, et al.. (2020). Mass Spectrometric Imaging of the Brain Demonstrates the Regional Displacement of 6-Monoacetylmorphine by Naloxone. ACS Omega. 5(22). 12596–12602. 4 indexed citations

Baijnath, Sooraj, et al.. (2017). Post heroin dose tissue distribution of 6-monoacetylmorphine (6-MAM) with MALDI imaging. Journal of Molecular Histology. 48(4). 285–292. 12 indexed citations

Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2017). Interrogating the resilience of women affected by violence. Agenda. 31(2). 63–73. 10 indexed citations

Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2015). Twenty-one years 'traversed' : how does the public perceive South African Police Service delivery?. Acta criminologica. 2015. 22–36. 1 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala. (2015). Gatekeeping : an obstacle to criminological research with Indian youth drug users in Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal. ResearchSpace (University of KwaZulu-Natal). 2014. 27–35. 2 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala. (2013). ‘They call us Makwerekweres’ : foreign learners speak out against xenophobia.. ResearchSpace (University of KwaZulu-Natal). 2 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2013). Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management Emerald Article: "Exploring the Public Parameter of Police Integrity". 1 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2012). The impact of community violence on learners : a study of a school in the Swayimana rural area. Acta criminologica. 2012. 38–45. 6 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala & Steven Collings. (2012). Psychosocial Influences on Substance Abuse in a Sample of South African Youth: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 22(4). 655–658. 3 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2010). Exploring alternative assessment strategies in science classrooms.. South African Journal of Education. 30(4). 591–604. 17 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2010). Exploring alternative assessment strategies in science classrooms. South African Journal of Education. 30(4). 591–604. 16 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala. (2008). The guardians of safety and security : police perceptions of the causes of misconduct within the Grahamstown policing area. Acta criminologica. 2008. 76–91. 1 indexed citations

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Buchanan, Julian, Stephen T. Wilson, & Nirmala Gopal. (2008). A Cross Cultural Virtual Learning Environment for Students to Explore the Issue of Racism: A Case Study involving the UK, USA and SA. Social Work Education. 27(6). 671–682. 13 indexed citations

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Vithal, Renuka & Nirmala Gopal. (2005). What Mathematics Learners Say About the New South African Curriculum Reform.. Perspectives in Education. 23(3). 45–59. 5 indexed citations

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Gopal, Nirmala, et al.. (2005). Interrogating inclusionary and exclusionary practices : learners of war and flight.. Perspectives in Education. 23(1). 1–13. 22 indexed citations

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